diff --git a/Documentation/git-repo-config.txt b/Documentation/git-repo-config.txt
index b379ec5075..c55a8ba0dc 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-repo-config.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-repo-config.txt
@@ -87,7 +87,10 @@ OPTIONS
 	git-repo-config will ensure that the output is "true" or "false"
 
 --int::
-	git-repo-config will ensure that the output is a simple decimal number
+	git-repo-config will ensure that the output is a simple
+	decimal number.  An optional value suffix of 'k', 'm', or 'g'
+	in the config file will cause the value to be multiplied
+	by 1024, 1048576, or 1073741824 prior to output.
 
 
 ENVIRONMENT
diff --git a/config.c b/config.c
index fcccf7e2a4..458ae512f3 100644
--- a/config.c
+++ b/config.c
@@ -238,6 +238,12 @@ int git_config_int(const char *name, const char *value)
 		int val = strtol(value, &end, 0);
 		if (!*end)
 			return val;
+		if (!strcasecmp(end, "k"))
+			return val * 1024;
+		if (!strcasecmp(end, "m"))
+			return val * 1024 * 1024;
+		if (!strcasecmp(end, "g"))
+			return val * 1024 * 1024 * 1024;
 	}
 	die("bad config value for '%s' in %s", name, config_file_name);
 }
diff --git a/t/t1300-repo-config.sh b/t/t1300-repo-config.sh
index e48a4ecdcf..a29caa06dc 100755
--- a/t/t1300-repo-config.sh
+++ b/t/t1300-repo-config.sh
@@ -391,5 +391,15 @@ EOF
 
 test_expect_success "rename succeeded" "diff -u expect .git/config"
 
+test_expect_success numbers '
+
+	git-repo-config kilo.gram 1k &&
+	git-repo-config mega.ton 1m &&
+	k=$(git-repo-config --int --get kilo.gram) &&
+	test z1024 = "z$k" &&
+	m=$(git-repo-config --int --get mega.ton) &&
+	test z1048576 = "z$m"
+'
+
 test_done